MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama men's tennis team (2-3) defeated West Alabama in a 7-0 decision Wednesday afternoon at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts.

The Jaguars opened the day by clinching the doubles point. Julien Evrard and Louis Delcour earned a 6-1 win on court one against Christopher Bulus and Ilari Vesanen. Clément Marzol and Martin Bugaj secured the one-point advantage with a 6-3 result on court two. South Alabama carried its momentum into singles action as the Jags won all six singles matches including four in straight sets.

SOUTH ALABAMA 7, WEST ALABAMA 0
Date: 2/17
Place: Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts
Records: USA (2-3), UWA (Exh.)  

DOUBLES
1. Julien Evrard/Louis Delcour (USA) def. Christopher Bulus/Ilari Vesanen (UWA) 6-1
2. Clément Marzol/Martin Bugaj (USA) def. Ilia Dehodiuk/Patricio Nieto (UWA) 6-3
3. Loic Cloes/Philip Bosman (USA) def. Noah Johansen/Nuutti Jokinen (UWA) 6-1
Order of Finish: (1,2,3)

SINGLES
1. Evrard (USA) def. Bulus (UWA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
2. Cloes (USA) def. Vesanen (UWA) 6-1, 6-4
3. Marzol (USA) def. Dehodiuk (UWA) 6-1, 6-2
4. Delcour (USA) def. Jokinen (UWA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
5. Bugaj (USA) def. Nieto (UWA) 6-1, 7-5
6. Leon Pet'ko (USA) def. Johansen (UWA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
Order of Finish: (3,2,1,4,5,6)

NOTES
- The Jaguars recorded their second home match victory of the season with the win against West Alabama.
- Four of the Jaguars' singles victories came in straight sets: Marzol, Cloes, Bugaj and Pet'ko.
- Evrard remained undefeated at the No.1 position, improving to 4-0 in singles action.
- Marzol earned his 76th singles win of his career, while Delcour posted his 30th singles victory of his career.
- This match was an exhibition for West Alabama, while South Alabama improved to an overall 2-3 record.

UP NEXT
- South Alabama will return to action this weekend as they head to Birmingham, Ala., to face UAB on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Samford on Sunday at 1 p.m.

THEY SAID IT 
Head Coach Nick Brochu
- On today's performance: "We are happy that we were able to get the match in after all of the crazy weather these past two weeks. I am proud of how we behaved on the court with the low temperatures today; the players did not complain about the weather, they were able to put that aside and focused on the match."

- On doubles: "Our goal was to start the match strong, which we did in doubles. We tried new pairs, and we made sure to play every point like it mattered the most. The team was serious, and they played well in doubles. They were aggressive and closed out each match well."

- On singles: "We had some trouble here and there because we were playing in tough conditions, and that may affect your performance mentally. Some of the players were affected a little more, but overall, it was a great match. Today was great practice heading into this weekend. The players are getting more match play, and the more we play, the better we play as a team. Overall, I am very pleased with today's results."

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